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2 the pilot tried to ditch his plane
English-Dutch dictionary > the pilot tried to ditch his plane
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ditch [dɪt∫]1. noun* * *[dɪtʃ] 1.noun fossé m2.(colloq) transitive verb1) ( get rid of) laisser tomber [friend, ally]; abandonner [system, agreement, machine]; plaquer (colloq) [girlfriend, boyfriend]2) US ( evade) échapper à [police]3) ( crash-land)4) US ( crash) emboutir (colloq) [voiture] -
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ditch [dɪtʃ]1 noun∎ he drove the car into the ditch il est tombé dans le fossé avec la voiture∎ the ditch la baille, la flotte(a) familiar (abandon → car) abandonner□ ; (→ plan, idea) abandonner□, laisser tomber□ ; (→ boyfriend, girlfriend) plaquer, laisser tomber□ ; (throw out) se débarrasser de□ ;∎ the lorry driver ditched us le chauffeur du camion nous a laissés en rade∎ to ditch a plane faire un amerrissage forcé(b) Agriculture creuser un fossé -
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A n fossé m.B ○ vtr1 ( get rid of) laisser tomber [friend, ally] ; virer ○ [employee] ; abandonner [system, agreement, machine] ; plaquer ○ [girlfriend, boyfriend] ;3 ( crash-land) to ditch a plane faire un amerrissage forcé ;C vi faire un amerrissage forcé. -
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1. noun(a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc: He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch.) zanja, foso, cuneta
2. verb(to get rid of: The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.) abandonarditch n zanja / cunetatr[dɪʧ]1 SMALLAVIATION/SMALL hacer un amerizaje forzoso\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto ditch a plane hacer un amerizaje forzosoto the last ditch hasta el finalditch ['dɪʧ] vt1) : cavar zanjas en2) discard: deshacerse de, botarditch n: zanja f, fosa f, cuneta f (en una carretera)n.(§ pl.: ditches) = caño s.m.• cuneta s.f.• foso s.m.• gavia s.f.• hoya s.f.• presa s.f.• zanja s.f.v.• zanjar v.
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1) ( abandon) (colloq) \<\<girlfriend/boyfriend\>\> plantar (fam), botar (AmC, Chi fam); \<\<object\>\> deshacerse* de, botar (AmL exc RPl), tirar (Esp, RPl); \<\<plan\>\> abandonar, desechar2) ( Aviat)[dɪtʃ]to ditch a plane — hacer* un amaraje or amarizaje or amerizaje (forzoso)
1.2.VT * (=get rid of) [+ car] deshacerse de; [+ person] dejar plantado ** * *
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1) ( abandon) (colloq) \<\<girlfriend/boyfriend\>\> plantar (fam), botar (AmC, Chi fam); \<\<object\>\> deshacerse* de, botar (AmL exc RPl), tirar (Esp, RPl); \<\<plan\>\> abandonar, desechar2) ( Aviat)to ditch a plane — hacer* un amaraje or amarizaje or amerizaje (forzoso)
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1. nounGraben, der; (at side of road) Straßengraben, der2. transitive verb* * *[di ] 1. noun(a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc: He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch.) der Graben2. verb(to get rid of: The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.) im Stich lassen* * *[dɪtʃ]I. n<pl -es>Graben ma deep/shallow \ditch ein tiefer/flacher Grabento dig a \ditch einen Graben aushebenirrigation \ditch Bewässerungsgraben mII. vt1. (discard)▪ to \ditch sth etw wegwerfento \ditch a getaway car ein Fluchtauto [einfach] stehen lassento \ditch a proposal einen Plan aufgeben2. (get away from)▪ to \ditch sb/sth jdm/etw entwischen3. (sack)4. (end relationship)5. (to land)* * *[dɪtʃ]1. n1) Graben m2. vt(inf: get rid of) person abhängen (inf); employee, boyfriend abservieren (inf); plan, project baden gehen lassen (inf); car stehen lassen; old manuscript, unwanted object wegschmeißen (inf)3. vi (AVIAT inf)in den Bach gehen* * *ditch [dıtʃ]A s1. Graben m:die in the last ditch bis zum letzten Atemzug kämpfen (a. fig)2. Abzugs-, Dräniergraben m3. Straßengraben m4. Bewässerungs-, Wassergraben m5. FLUG sl Bach m (Meer, Gewässer)B v/t1. mit einem Graben umgeben oder versehen3. durch Abzugsgräben entwässern4. ein Fahrzeug in den Straßengraben fahren:a) im Straßengraben landen,5. sla) einen Wagen etc stehen lassenb) jemandem entwischenc) dem Freund etc den Laufpass geben:she ditched him for another man sie ließ ihn wegen eines anderen Mannes sitzend) etwas wegschmeißene) US die Schule schwänzen:6. FLUG sl die Maschine im Bach landenC v/i1. einen Graben oder Gräben ziehen2. FLUG sl im‚Bach landen* * *1. nounGraben, der; (at side of road) Straßengraben, der2. transitive verb* * *n.(§ pl.: ditches)= Entwässerungsgraben m.Graben ¨-- m.Straßengraben m.Wassergraben m. -
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I [dɪtʃ]nome fosso m., fossato m.II [dɪtʃ]verbo transitivo colloq.1) (get rid of) disfarsi di, sbarazzarsi di [ally, machine]; abbandonare [ system]; annullare [ agreement]; piantare, mollare [girlfriend, boyfriend]3) (crash-land)* * *[di ] 1. noun(a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc: He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch.) fosso2. verb(to get rid of: The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.) abbandonare* * *[dɪtʃ]1. nfosso, (irrigation channel) fosso or canale m d'irrigazione2. vt(fam: get rid of: car) abbandonare, mollare, (person) piantare, mollare* * *ditch /dɪtʃ/n.● (bot.) ditch moss ( Elodea canadensis), elodea; peste d'acqua □ (bot.) ditch reed ( Phragmites communis), canna di palude; cannuccia □ (fig.) to be as dull as ditch water, essere noioso da morire; far morire di noia □ to die in the last ditch, morire sull'ultima trincea; (fig.) difendersi disperatamente.(to) ditch /dɪtʃ/v. t. e i.3 ( USA) mandare (o buttare) in un fosso: He ditched his car while learning to drive, è finito nel fosso con l'automobile mentre imparava a guidare4 (fam.) abbandonare; mollare: She ditched him two weeks before the wedding, lo ha mollato a due settimane dal matrimonio; She ditched all her old friends during her rise to the top, ha mollato tutti i vecchi amici durante la sua ascesa al successo; They ditched the car and made their way across country, hanno mollato lì la macchina e attraversato a piedi la campagna; We decided to ditch the entire scheme and started again, abbiamo deciso di lasciar perdere tutto il progetto e abbiamo ricominciato5 ( gergo aeron.) fare un ammaraggio di fortuna: He ditched his plane moments before it crashed, ha ammarato pochi attimi prima di schiantarsi* * *I [dɪtʃ]nome fosso m., fossato m.II [dɪtʃ]verbo transitivo colloq.1) (get rid of) disfarsi di, sbarazzarsi di [ally, machine]; abbandonare [ system]; annullare [ agreement]; piantare, mollare [girlfriend, boyfriend]3) (crash-land) -
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Graben m;a deep/shallow \ditch ein tiefer/flacher Graben;to dig a \ditch einen Graben ausheben;irrigation \ditch Bewässerungsgraben m vt1) ( discard)to \ditch sth etw wegwerfen;to \ditch a getaway car ein Fluchtauto [einfach] stehen lassen;to \ditch a proposal einen Plan aufgeben2) ( get away from)to \ditch sb/ sth jdm/etw entwischen3) ( sack)4) ( end relationship)to \ditch sb jdm den Laufpass geben ( fam)5) ( to land) -
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di 1. noun(a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc: He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch.) grøft, veit2. verb(to get rid of: The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.) kassere, kaste fra seg, droppegrav--------grøftIsubst. \/dɪtʃ\/1) grøft, veit2) rennedie in the last ditch kjempe til siste åndedrag, dø som sistemann på skansenthe last ditch siste utvei, siste sjanseIIverb \/dɪtʃ\/1) grøfte (ut), grave grøfter, drenere (med grøfter)2) rense grøfter, omgi med grøft(er)3) ( overført) begrave, legge vekk4) ( hverdagslig) kjøre i grøfta5) (amer.) få til å spore av6) ( hverdagslig) kaste ut, gi reisepass, kvitte seg med7) (amer., hverdagslig) skulke8) ( hverdagslig) nødlande (på havet) med -
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n. greppel, kanaal, uitgraving--------v. een kanaal graven; weggooien; achterlaten, alleenlatenditch1[ ditsj] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉————————ditch21 afdanken ⇒ terzijde schuiven, in de steek laten♦voorbeelden:when did she ditch Brian? • wanneer heeft zij Brian de bons gegeven? -
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kb. selokan, parit. -kkt. 1 mendaratkan diatas air (a plane). 2 Sl.: melenyapkan, menyingkirkan, membuang. to steal a car and then d. it mencuri mobil dan menyingkirkannya. -
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1. adjective1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) transparente2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) despejado3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) claro, nítido4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) despejado5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) tranquilo6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) claro7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) despejado, libre (de)8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) libre (de)
2. verb1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) quitar; despejar; aclarar2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) absolver3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) despejarse4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) salvar•- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
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- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
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clear1 adj1. claro / evidenteyou must never do that again, is that clear? no debes volver a hacer eso, ¿queda claro?2. claro3. transparente4. despejado5.the road is clear, now you can cross no viene ningún coche, ya puedes cruzarclear2 vb quitar / recoger / despejarclear the table, please recoge la mesa, por favortr[klɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (glass, plastic, liquid) transparente; (sky, day, etc) despejado,-a; (skin, complexion) bueno,-a■ you can see the Pyrenees on a clear day cuando el día es claro, se ven los Pirineos2 (not blocked - road, desk) despejado,-a; (free - time) libre3 (picture, outline) nítido,-a4 (voice, sound, speaker) claro,-a5 (understandable - explanation, instruction, ideas) claro,-a■ is that clear? ¿está claro?, ¿queda claro?■ she made it quite clear that we were not to leave the house dejó bien claro que no podíamos salir de la casa6 (not confused - thinking, mind) lúcido,-a, claro,-a7 (obvious, evident) claro,-a, patente; (certain) claro,-a■ he earns a clear £250 a week saca £250 netas por semana1 (clearly - speak) claramente; (hear) perfectamente, bien2 (not touching) a distancia1 (table) quitar; (floor, road) despejar; (pipe, drain) desatascar; (building, room - of people) desalojar, despejar, desocupar; (house, room - of furniture) vaciar■ can you clear a space for the salad? ¿puedes hacer sitio para la ensalada?2 (accused person) absolver, descargar, exculpar; (one's name) limpiar5 (obstacle) salvar6 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (ball) despejar2 (cheque) ser compensado,-a3 SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL (screen) borrarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas clear as a bell muy claroas clear as day más claro que el aguaas clear as mud nada claro'Keep clear' "Vado permanente"'Reduced to clear' "Rebajado por liquidación"'Stand clear' "Apártense"to be in the clear familiar (from danger) estar fuera de peligro 2 (from suspicion) estar fuera de toda sospechato clear customs pasar por la aduanato clear one's throat aclararse la garganta, carraspearto clear the air (argument) aclarar las cosasto clear the way abrir caminoto have a clear conscience tener la conciencia tranquilato keep/stay/steer clear of something/somebody evitar algo/a alguien, apartarse de algo/alguiento make oneself clear explicarseclear soup consomé nombre masculinoclear ['klɪr] vt1) clarify: aclarar, clarificar (un líquido)2) : despejar (una superficie), desatascar (un tubo), desmontar (una selva)to clear the table: levantar la mesato clear one's throat: carraspear, aclararse la voz3) exonerate: absolver, limpiar el nombre de4) earn: ganar, sacar (una ganancia de)5) : pasar sin tocarhe cleared the hurdle: saltó por encima de la valla6)to clear up resolve: aclarar, resolver, esclarecerclear vi1) disperse: irse, despejarse, disiparse2) : ser compensado (dícese de un cheque)3)to clear up : despejar (dícese del tiempo), mejorarse (dícese de una enfermedad)clear adv: claro, claramenteclear adj1) bright: claro, lúcido2) fair: claro, despejado3) transparent: transparente, translúcido4) evident, unmistakable: evidente, claro, obvio5) certain: seguro6) unobstructed: despejado, libreclear n1)in the clear : inocente, libre de toda sospecha2)in the clear safe: fuera de peligroadj.• abierto, -a adj.• declarado, -a adj.• distinto, -a adj.• evidente adj.• expreso, -a adj.• manifiesto, -a adj.• palpable adj.• visible adj. (Obvious)n.• patente s.m.adj.• claro, -a adj.• descampado, -a adj.• desenfadado, -a adj.• despejado, -a adj.• exento, -a adj.• gráfico, -a adj.• libre adj.• limpio, -a adj.• lúcido, -a adj.• nítido, -a adj.• perspicuo, -a adj.• puro, -a adj.• raso, -a adj.• terminante adj. (A field, etc.)expr.• limpiar v. (Weather)n.• despejarse (el cielo) s.m.v.• aclarar v.• clarificar v.• descombrar v.• desembarazar v.• desobstruir v.• desocupar v.• despejar (Informática) v.• escombrar v.• franquear v.• limpiar v.• redondear v.klɪr, klɪə(r)
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adjective -er, -estclear soup — consomé m
to have a clear conscience — tener* la conciencia tranquila or limpia
to keep a clear head — mantener* la mente despejada
3)a) (plain, evident)it's a clear case of suicide — es un caso evidente or claro de suicidio
the Bears are clear favorites — los Bears son, sin lugar a dudas, el equipo favorito
it became clear that... — se hizo evidente or patente que...
b) <explanation/instructions> clarois that clear? — ¿está or queda claro?
do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico?, ¿está claro?
4) (free, unobstructed) <space/road> despejado5) ( entire)he makes a clear $450 a week — saca 450 dólares netos or limpios a la semana
6)to be in the clear — ( free - from danger) estar* fuera de peligro; (- from debt) estar* libre de deudas; (- from suspicion) estar* libre de toda sospecha
7) ( in showjumping) < round> sin faltas
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1) (beyond, outside)2) ( as intensifier)3)to keep/stay/steer clear (of something) — ( lit) mantenerse* alejado (de algo)
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1)a) (make free, unobstructed) \<\<room\>\> vaciar*; \<\<surface\>\> despejar; \<\<drain/pipe\>\> desatascar*, destapar (AmL); \<\<building\>\> desalojar; \<\<land\>\> despoblar de árboles, desmontarto clear the table — levantar or (Esp tb) quitar la mesa
to clear one's throat — carraspear, aclararse la voz
to clear a space for something — hacer* sitio or lugar para algo
an agreement that clears the way for increased trade — un acuerdo que abre camino para un mayor intercambio comercial
let's clear all this paper off the desk — quitemos todos estos papeles del escritorio; air I 1)
b) ( Comput) \<\<screen\>\> despejar; \<\<data\>\> borrar2) \<\<fence/ditch\>\> salvar, saltar por encima de3) ( free from suspicion)4)a) ( authorize) autorizar*, darle* el visto bueno ayou'll have to clear that with Tom — tendrás que obtener autorización or el visto bueno de Tom
b) ( Fin) compensar5)a) ( settle) \<\<debt/account\>\> liquidar, saldarb) ( earn) sacar*c) ( sell off) \<\<stock\>\> liquidarreduced to clear — (BrE) rebajas por liquidación
6) ( Sport) \<\<ball/puck\>\> despejar
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vi1)a) \<\<sky/weather\>\> despejarse; \<\<water\>\> aclararseb) ( disperse) \<\<fog/smoke\>\> levantarse, disiparse; \<\<traffic/congestion\>\> despejarse2) ( Fin) \<\<check\>\> ser* compensado•Phrasal Verbs:- clear up[klɪǝ(r)]1. ADJ(compar clearer) (superl clearest)1) (=unambiguous) [meaning, explanation] claro•
a clear case of murder — un caso claro de homicidio•
now let's get this clear... — vamos a dejar esto claro...•
to make it clear that... — dejar claro or bien sentado que...to make o.s. clear — explicarse claramente
do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico bien?
2) (=obvious) [motive, consequence] claro, evidenteit is (absolutely) clear to me that... — no me cabe (la menor) duda de que...
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it became clear that... — empezó a verse claro que...•
it's not clear whether... — no está claro sí...3) (=certain) [understanding, proof] seguro, ciertohe was perfectly clear that he did not intend to go — dijo claramente or tajantemente que no pensaba ir
are we clear that we want this? — ¿estamos seguros de que queremos esto?
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I'm not very clear about this — no tengo una idea muy clara de esto•
I'm not clear whether... — no tengo claro sí...4) (=transparent) [water, glass] claro, transparente5) [sky, weather] despejado; [air] puro6) (=bright) [light, colour] clarolight I, 1., 1)7) [photograph, outline] claro, preciso; [complexion] terso8) (=distinct) [sound, impression, voice] claroas clear as a bell —
I could hear his voice as clear as a bell — oía su voz como si estuviera a mi lado, oía su voz con toda claridad
9) (=unobstructed) [road, space] libre, despejado•
all clear! — ¡vía libre!, ¡adelante!•
to get a clear look at sb/sth — poder ver algn/algo bien•
to be clear of sth — (=free of) estar libre de algo; (=away from) estar lejos de algo•
we had a clear view — teníamos una buena vista, se veía bien10) (=untroubled) [conscience] limpio, tranquilo£3 clear profit — una ganancia neta de 3 libras
12)• a clear majority — una mayoría absoluta
13) (=complete)14) (=without commitments) [day, afternoon] libre; [diary] despejado2. ADV2) (=completely)3) (=free)•
to get clear away — escaparse sin dejar rastro algunoto get clear of — (=get rid of) deshacerse de
when we get clear of London — (=away from) cuando estemos fuera de Londres
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to keep clear of sb/sth, keep clear of the wall — no te acerques a la paredkeep clear of my daughter! — ¡no te acerques a mi hija!, ¡mantente alejado de mi hija!
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to stand clear of sth — mantenerse apartado de algostand clear of the doors! — ¡apártense de las puertas!
4) (Brit)(Sport) (=ahead)steer I, 1., 1)to be seven metres/seconds/points clear of sb — estar siete metros/segundos/puntos por delante de algn
5) (=net)he'll get £250 clear — sacará 250 libras netas
6) (esp US)clear to sth — (=as far as) hasta algo
3. N1)to be in the clear — (=out of debt) estar libre de deudas; (=free of suspicion) quedar fuera de toda sospecha; (=free of danger) estar fuera de peligro
2)message in clear — mensaje m no cifrado
4. VT1) (=remove obstacles etc from) [+ place, surface] despejar; [+ road, railway track] dejar libre, despejar; [+ site] desmontar; [+ woodland] despejar, desbrozar; [+ court, hall] desocupar, desalojar (de público etc); [+ pipe] desatascar; [+ postbox] recoger las cartas de•
to clear sth of sth — despejar algo de algo•
to clear a space for sth/sb — hacer sitio para algo/algn•
to clear one's throat — carraspear, aclararse la voz•
to clear the way for sth — (fig) dejar el camino libre para algo- clear the air2) [+ liquid] aclarar, clarificar; (Med) [+ blood] purificar3) (Sport) [+ ball] despejar4) (=get over) [+ fence etc] salvar, saltar por encima de; (=get past) [+ rocks etc] pasar sin tocarthe plane just cleared the roof — el avión no tocó el tejado por poco, el avión pasó casi rozando el tejado
to clear two metres — [jumper] saltar dos metros
this part has to clear that by at least one centimetre — entre esta pieza y aquella tiene que haber un espacio de un centímetro al menos
5) (=declare innocent etc) [+ person] absolver, probar la inocencia deto clear o.s. of a charge — probar su inocencia de una acusación
6) (=authorize)the plan will have to be cleared with the director — el plan tendrá que ser aprobado por el director
7)to clear a cheque — (=accept) aceptar or dar el visto bueno a un cheque; (=double check) compensar un cheque
8) (Comm etc) [+ debt] liquidar, saldar; [+ profit] sacar (una ganancia de); [+ goods etc] liquidarhe cleared £50 on the deal — sacó 50 libras del negocio
he clears £250 a week — se saca 250 libras a la semana
9) (Comput) despejar5. VI2) [liquid] aclararse, clarificarse3) [cheque] ser compensado4) (Sport) despejar6.CPDclear round N — (Showjumping) ronda f sin penalizaciones
- clear up* * *[klɪr, klɪə(r)]
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adjective -er, -estclear soup — consomé m
to have a clear conscience — tener* la conciencia tranquila or limpia
to keep a clear head — mantener* la mente despejada
3)a) (plain, evident)it's a clear case of suicide — es un caso evidente or claro de suicidio
the Bears are clear favorites — los Bears son, sin lugar a dudas, el equipo favorito
it became clear that... — se hizo evidente or patente que...
b) <explanation/instructions> clarois that clear? — ¿está or queda claro?
do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico?, ¿está claro?
4) (free, unobstructed) <space/road> despejado5) ( entire)he makes a clear $450 a week — saca 450 dólares netos or limpios a la semana
6)to be in the clear — ( free - from danger) estar* fuera de peligro; (- from debt) estar* libre de deudas; (- from suspicion) estar* libre de toda sospecha
7) ( in showjumping) < round> sin faltas
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1) (beyond, outside)2) ( as intensifier)3)to keep/stay/steer clear (of something) — ( lit) mantenerse* alejado (de algo)
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1)a) (make free, unobstructed) \<\<room\>\> vaciar*; \<\<surface\>\> despejar; \<\<drain/pipe\>\> desatascar*, destapar (AmL); \<\<building\>\> desalojar; \<\<land\>\> despoblar de árboles, desmontarto clear the table — levantar or (Esp tb) quitar la mesa
to clear one's throat — carraspear, aclararse la voz
to clear a space for something — hacer* sitio or lugar para algo
an agreement that clears the way for increased trade — un acuerdo que abre camino para un mayor intercambio comercial
let's clear all this paper off the desk — quitemos todos estos papeles del escritorio; air I 1)
b) ( Comput) \<\<screen\>\> despejar; \<\<data\>\> borrar2) \<\<fence/ditch\>\> salvar, saltar por encima de3) ( free from suspicion)4)a) ( authorize) autorizar*, darle* el visto bueno ayou'll have to clear that with Tom — tendrás que obtener autorización or el visto bueno de Tom
b) ( Fin) compensar5)a) ( settle) \<\<debt/account\>\> liquidar, saldarb) ( earn) sacar*c) ( sell off) \<\<stock\>\> liquidarreduced to clear — (BrE) rebajas por liquidación
6) ( Sport) \<\<ball/puck\>\> despejar
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vi1)a) \<\<sky/weather\>\> despejarse; \<\<water\>\> aclararseb) ( disperse) \<\<fog/smoke\>\> levantarse, disiparse; \<\<traffic/congestion\>\> despejarse2) ( Fin) \<\<check\>\> ser* compensado•Phrasal Verbs:- clear up -
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1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) saltar2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) saltar3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) saltar; sobresaltar(se)4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) saltar
2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) salto2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) valla, obstáculo3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) salto4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) salto, brinco5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) salto, aumento•- jumpy- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
- jump to it
jump vb1. saltar2. sobresaltarsetr[ʤʌmp]1 salto2 (in prices etc) salto, aumento importante, disparo3 (fence) valla, obstáculo1 saltar2 (rise sharply) dar un salto■ inflation jumped 2% last month la inflación dio un salto de un 2% el mes pasado1 saltar■ he tried to jump the wall, but it was too high intentó saltar el muro, pero era demasiado alto\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto give somebody a jump pegar un susto a alguiento jump down somebody's throat saltar a alguien, echársele encima a alguiento jump for joy saltar de alegríato jump out of one's skin pegarse un susto de muerteto jump rope SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL saltar a la combato jump the gun precipitarse, adelantarseto jump the lights saltarse el semáforo en rojoto jump the queue colarseto jump the rails descarrilarto jump to conclusions llegar a conclusiones precipitadasto keep one jump ahead of somebody ir un paso por delante de alguiento make somebody jump dar un susto a alguienjump leads cables nombre masculino plural de emergenciajump seat asiento plegablejump suit monojump ['ʤʌmp] vi1) leap: saltar, brincar2) start: levantarse de un salto, sobresaltarse3) move, shift: moverse, pasarto jump from job to job: pasar de un empleo a otro4) increase, rise: dar un salto, aumentarse de golpe, subir bruscamente5) bustle: animarse, ajetrearse6)to jump to conclusions : sacar conclusiones precipitadasjump vt1) : saltarto jump a fence: saltar una valla2) skip: saltarse3) attack: atacar, asaltar4)to jump the gun : precipitarsejump n1) leap: salto m2) start: sobresalto m, respingo m3) increase: subida f brusca, aumento m4) advantage: ventaja fwe got the jump on them: les llevamos la ventajan.• brinco s.m.• lanzamiento s.m.• salto s.m.v.• brincar v.• cabriolear v.• lanzarse v.• saltar v.
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1. dʒʌmp1)a) ( leap) saltarb) ( move quickly)jump in, I'll give you a lift — súbete que te llevo
to jump AT something: they'll jump at the chance no van a dejar pasar la oportunidad; to jump on somebody/something abalanzarse* sobre alguien/algo; to jump to one's feet ponerse* de pie or (AmL tb) pararse de un salto; to jump to attention ( Mil) cuadrarse, ponerse* firme; jump to it! — hazlo inmediatamente!
2)a) (change, skip) saltar, pasarb) (increase, advance suddenly) subir de un golpe3)a) ( jerk) saltarb) ( in alarm) sobresaltarse
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vt1) ( leap over) \<\<hurdle\>\> saltar, brincar* (Méx); \<\<counter/piece\>\> ( Games) comerseto jump rope — (AmE) saltar a la cuerda or (Esp tb) a la comba or (Chi) al cordel, brincar* la reata (Méx)
2)a) ( spring out of) \<\<railsacks\>\> salirse* deb) ( disregard) saltarseto jump the lights — pasar el semáforo en rojo, pasarse el alto (Méx)
to jump the line o (BrE) queue — colarse*
3) ( run away from) (colloq)to jump bail — huir* estando en libertad bajo fianza
4) (ambush, attack) (colloq) asaltar, atacar*5) ( catch) (AmE colloq) \<\<bus/plane\>\> agarrar (fam) or (esp Esp) coger*; ( without paying fare)
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1)a) ( leap) salto mgo (and) take a running jump! — (colloq) vete a freír espárragos! (fam)
to be/stay one jump ahead: this way, you'll be one jump ahead of the competition de esta manera le llevarás la delantera a la competencia; she tried to stay one jump ahead of her pupils — trataba de mantenerse un paso adelante de sus alumnos
b) ( fence) valla f, obstáculo m2)a) ( sudden transition) salto mb) (increase, advance) aumento m[dʒʌmp]1. N1) (Sport, Parachuting) salto m; (=leap) salto m, brinco mwhat a great jump! — ¡qué gran salto!
running 4.in or at one jump — de un salto, de un brinco
2) (=start)3) (=fence, obstacle) obstáculo m4) (fig) (=step) salto min one jump he went from novice to master — de un salto or golpe pasó de novicio a maestro
Taiwan made the jump from poverty to wealth in a single generation — Taiwán pasó de golpe or dio el salto de la pobreza a la riqueza en una sola generación
- be one jump aheadtry to keep one jump ahead of the competition — intenta llevarle ventaja or la delantera a la competencia
- get a or the jump on sb5) (=increase) aumento m, subida fthere has been a jump in prices/unemployment — se ha producido un aumento or una subida de precios/del número de parados
2. VIhow far can you jump? — ¿hasta qué distancia puedes saltar?
how high can you jump? — ¿hasta qué altura puedes saltar?
did he jump or was he pushed? — (lit) ¿saltó o lo empujaron?, ¿se tiró o lo empujaron?; (fig) ¿se fue o lo echaron?
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to jump across a stream — cruzar un arroyo de un salto, saltar por encima de un arroyo•
he jumped back in horror — de un salto retrocedió horrorizado•
she jumped into the river — se tiró al ríothere were plenty of men ready to jump into bed with me — (fig) había muchos hombres dispuestos a acostarse conmigo
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to jump off a busain — bajar de un autobúsen de un salto•
to jump on a busain — subir a un autobúsen de un salto•
he jumped out of a third floor window — saltó or se tiró desde una ventana del tercer piso•
he jumped over the fence — saltó (por encima de) la valla•
he jumped to his feet — se puso de pie de un saltojump to it! * — ¡venga, muévete!, ¡rápido!, ¡apúrate! (LAm)
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to jump up — ponerse de pie de un salto2) (=start) sobresaltarse•
he jumped at the sound of her voice — se sobresaltó al oír su voz•
to make sb jump — dar un susto a algn, sobresaltar a algnskinyou made me jump! — ¡qué susto me diste!
3) (fig) (with prep, adv)•
to jump at sth — no dejar escapar algothey offered me a really good salary and thought I'd jump at it — me ofrecieron un sueldo buenísimo y creyeron que no lo dejaría escapar
he'd jump at the chance to get out of the office — si tuviera la oportunidad de irse de la oficina no la dejaría escapar
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then the film jumps forward 20 years — luego la película da un salto adelante de 20 años•
to jump from one subject to another — saltar de un tema a otrobandwagon, conclusion, throat•
he jumps on everything I say — le pone faltas a todo lo que digo4) (=increase) [sales, profits] subir, aumentar; [shares] subir3. VT1) (lit) (also: jump over) [+ ditch, fence] saltar (por encima de); (in draughts, chess) comerse2) [+ horse] (=cause to jump) hacer saltar; (=enter in competition) presentar; (=ride) montar3) (fig) (=skip) saltarsethe film jumped the first ten years of his life — la película se saltó los diez primeros años de su vida
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to jump the lights — (Aut) * saltarse el semáforo (en rojo)4) (=leave, escape)•
to jump bail — (Jur) fugarse estando bajo fianza•
to jump ship — (lit) desertar (de un buque); (fig) (=leave) marcharse; (=join rival organization) irse con la competencia5) (=anticipate)- jump the gun6) (=board)7) * (=attack) echarse encima de4.CPDjump jockey N — jockey m de carreras (de obstáculos)
jump leads NPL — (Brit) (Aut) cables mpl de arranque (de batería)
jump rope N — (US) comba f, cuerda f de saltar
jump seat N — (Aut, Aer) asiento m plegable
- jump in- jump off- jump out* * *
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1. [dʒʌmp]1)a) ( leap) saltarb) ( move quickly)jump in, I'll give you a lift — súbete que te llevo
to jump AT something: they'll jump at the chance no van a dejar pasar la oportunidad; to jump on somebody/something abalanzarse* sobre alguien/algo; to jump to one's feet ponerse* de pie or (AmL tb) pararse de un salto; to jump to attention ( Mil) cuadrarse, ponerse* firme; jump to it! — hazlo inmediatamente!
2)a) (change, skip) saltar, pasarb) (increase, advance suddenly) subir de un golpe3)a) ( jerk) saltarb) ( in alarm) sobresaltarse
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vt1) ( leap over) \<\<hurdle\>\> saltar, brincar* (Méx); \<\<counter/piece\>\> ( Games) comerseto jump rope — (AmE) saltar a la cuerda or (Esp tb) a la comba or (Chi) al cordel, brincar* la reata (Méx)
2)a) ( spring out of) \<\<rails/tracks\>\> salirse* deb) ( disregard) saltarseto jump the lights — pasar el semáforo en rojo, pasarse el alto (Méx)
to jump the line o (BrE) queue — colarse*
3) ( run away from) (colloq)to jump bail — huir* estando en libertad bajo fianza
4) (ambush, attack) (colloq) asaltar, atacar*5) ( catch) (AmE colloq) \<\<bus/plane\>\> agarrar (fam) or (esp Esp) coger*; ( without paying fare)
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1)a) ( leap) salto mgo (and) take a running jump! — (colloq) vete a freír espárragos! (fam)
to be/stay one jump ahead: this way, you'll be one jump ahead of the competition de esta manera le llevarás la delantera a la competencia; she tried to stay one jump ahead of her pupils — trataba de mantenerse un paso adelante de sus alumnos
b) ( fence) valla f, obstáculo m2)a) ( sudden transition) salto mb) (increase, advance) aumento m -
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- capacitance antenna
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- amplitude monopulse antenna
- angle-reflector antenna
- annular antenna
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- antifading antenna
- antihunting antenna
- anti-interference antenna
- antistatic antenna
- aperiodic antenna
- aperture antenna
- apex-drive antenna
- arc antenna
- Archimedean spiral antenna
- array antenna
- artificial antenna
- autotracking antenna
- axial-mode antenna
- azimuth antenna
- backfire antenna
- balanced antenna
- ball antenna
- barrel antenna
- base antenna
- base-loaded antenna
- batwing antenna
- beacon antenna
- beam antenna
- beavertall antenna
- Bellini-Tosi antenna
- Beverage antenna
- bicone antenna
- biconical antenna
- biconical horn antenna
- bidirectional antenna
- bifocal antenna
- bilateral antenna
- billboard antenna
- bird-cage antenna
- blade antenna
- bottom-loaded antenna
- bow-tie antenna
- box antenna
- broadband antenna
- broadcast antenna
- broadside array antenna
- Bruce antenna
- buggy-whip antenna
- built-in antenna
- Butler antenna
- cage antenna
- capacitance antenna
- capacitance loaded antenna
- capacitor antenna
- car antenna
- Cassegrain antenna
- Cassegrain reflector antenna
- cavity antenna
- cavity slot antenna
- cavity-backed slot antenna
- center-fed antenna
- ceramic rod antenna
- cheese antenna
- Christiansen antenna
- cigar antenna
- Cindy antenna
- circular antenna
- circular horn antenna
- circular-aperture antenna
- circularly polarized antenna
- clam-shell antenna
- closed antenna
- clover-leaf antenna
- coaxial antenna
- coaxial-dipole antenna
- cobra antenna
- coil antenna
- collapsible antenna
- collinear antenna
- collinear array antenna
- comb antenna
- combined antenna
- command antenna
- common antenna
- community antenna
- compensated sleeve antenna
- compound circular horn antenna
- compound horn antenna
- conformal antenna
- conical antenna
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- conical spiral antenna
- conically scanning antenna
- conical-scan radar antenna
- contoured beam antenna
- corner antenna
- cornucopia antenna
- corrugated horn antenna
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- cp antenna
- crossed antenna
- crossed-coil antenna
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- crossed-loop antenna
- cubical antenna
- current-sheet antenna
- curtain antenna
- curtain rhombic antenna
- Cutler antenna
- cut-parabolic antenna
- cylinder antenna
- cylindrical antenna
- cylindrical-dipole antenna
- deerhorn antenna
- delta-matched impedance antenna
- demountable antenna
- density-tapered array antenna
- deployable antenna
- despun antenna
- df antenna
- diagonal horn antenna
- diamond antenna
- dielectric antenna
- dielectric foam antenna
- dielectric lens antenna
- dielectric rod antenna
- dielectric-coated antenna
- diffraction antenna
- diplexer antenna
- dipole antenna
- directional antenna
- directional broadside antenna
- directional end-on antenna
- directional-null antenna
- direction-finder antenna
- direction-finding antenna
- directive antenna
- directly excited antenna
- directly fed antenna
- director antenna
- director-type antenna
- discage antenna
- discone antenna
- dish antenna
- disk antenna
- displaced phase center antenna
- distance-measuring equipment antenna
- ditch antenna
- diversity antenna
- DME antenna
- Dolph-Chebyshev antenna
- Dolph-Chebyshev array antenna
- dot-beam antenna
- double antenna
- double-beam antenna
- double-cheese antenna
- double-cone antenna
- double-diamond antenna
- double-dipole antenna
- double-doublet antenna
- double-fed antenna
- double-feed antenna
- double-reflector antenna
- double-slot antenna
- doublet antenna
- double-V antenna
- downlink antenna
- dual-aperture antenna
- dual-band antenna
- dual-frequency antenna
- dual-mode antenna
- dual-pattern antenna
- dual-polarization antenna
- dual-reflector antenna
- dummy antenna
- echelon lens antenna
- ECM antenna
- electrically scanned antenna
- electrically small antenna
- electric-dipole antenna
- electromechanically scanned antenna
- electronic countermeasure antenna
- electronically scanned antenna
- elevation antenna
- elevation radar antenna
- ellipsoidal antenna
- elliptically polarized antenna
- end-fed antenna
- end-fire array antenna
- end-on array antenna
- E-plane flared sectoral horn antenna
- E-plane sectoral horn antenna
- equiangular spiral antenna
- erectable antenna
- exponential antenna
- exponential horn antenna
- external antenna
- fading-reducing antenna
- fakir's bed antenna
- fan antenna
- fan-beam antenna
- fan-shaped antenna
- feeding antenna
- ferrite antenna
- ferrite loop antenna
- ferrite rod antenna
- ferrite-cored antenna
- finding antenna
- fin-mounted antenna
- fir-tree antenna
- fishbone antenna
- fish-eye antenna
- fishpole antenna
- fixed antenna
- flagpole antenna
- flat-top antenna
- flexrib antenna
- flush-antenna
- flush-mounted antenna
- folded slot antenna
- folded-dipole antenna
- folded-fan antenna
- folded-monopole antenna
- Foster antenna
- fractal antenna
- fractal Sierpinski antenna
- frame antenna
- Franklin antenna
- frequency-controlled antenna
- frequency-independent antenna
- frequency-scan antenna
- frequency-scanned antenna
- Fresnel lens antenna
- fringe antenna
- full-wave antenna
- funnel antenna
- furlable antenna
- gain antenna
- gamma-type antenna
- geodesic lens antenna
- geodesic-lens scanning antenna
- glide-path antenna
- glide-slope antenna
- global beam antenna
- gravitatlonal-wave antenna
- Gregorian antenna
- Gregorian reflector antenna
- ground antenna
- ground based antenna
- grounded whip antenna
- ground-plane antenna
- guidance antenna
- half-cheese antenna
- half-rhombic antenna
- half-wave antenna
- half-wave dipole antenna
- half-wave resonant antenna
- hand-held antenna
- H-antenna
- harmonic antenna
- harp antenna
- headlight antenna
- helical antenna
- helical beam antenna
- helisphere antenna
- helix antenna
- helix horn antenna
- helmet antenna
- Hertz antenna
- HF antenna
- high-frequency antenna
- high-gain antenna
- highly directive antenna
- hoghorn antenna
- holographic antenna
- homing antenna
- horizontally polarized antenna
- horn antenna
- horn-reflector antenna
- H-plane flared sectorial horn antenna
- H-plane sectorial horn antenna
- hybrid-mode horn antenna
- image antenna
- Indian club antenna
- indirectly excited antenna
- indoor antenna
- inductance loaded antenna
- inflatable antenna
- integrated thin-film antenna
- interferometer antenna
- inverted L-antenna
- inverted V-antenna
- inverted-cone antenna
- ionosonde antenna
- isotropic antenna
- J-antenna
- Janus antenna
- laminated antenna
- L-antenna
- lazy H antenna
- leaky-pipe antenna
- leaky-wave antenna
- leaky-waveguide antenna
- left-hand antenna
- left-hand sense antenna
- lens antenna
- Lewis antenna
- linear antenna
- linear array antenna
- linear dipole antenna
- linearly polarized antenna
- lip-mount antenna
- loaded antenna
- lobing antenna
- localizer antenna
- log-periodic antenna
- long-wire antenna
- loop antenna
- loopstick antenna
- low side-lobe antenna
- low-noise antenna
- low-profile antenna
- LP antenna
- Luneberg antenna
- Luneberg lens antenna
- magnetic antenna
- magnetic dipole antenna
- magnet-mount antenna
- Marconi antenna
- Marconi vertical-wire antenna
- mast antenna
- master antenna
- metallic antenna
- metallic lens antenna
- microstrip antenna
- microstrip linear antenna
- microwave antenna
- Mills antenna
- Mills cross antenna
- mirror antenna
- mobile antenna
- monitoring antenna
- monopole antenna
- monopulse antenna
- movable antenna
- multiarm spiral antenna
- multiband antenna
- multibeam antenna
- multielement antenna
- multifrequency antenna
- multilobe antenna
- multimode antenna
- multiple-beam antenna
- multiple-tuned antenna
- multiple-unit steerable antenna
- multiprogram antenna
- multitier antenna
- narrow-beam antenna
- nondirectlonal antenna
- nonresonant antenna
- normal mode helical antenna
- nose-cone antenna
- notch antenna
- null-steerable antenna
- nutating antenna
- oblate spheroidal antenna
- offset paraboloidal reflector antenna
- offset-fed reflector antenna
- omnidirectional antenna
- omnipole antenna
- omnirange antenna
- open antenna
- optical antenna
- orange peel antenna
- orthogonal antennas
- oscillating doublet antenna
- outdoor antenna
- paging antenna
- parabolic antenna
- parabolic-cylinder antenna
- parabolic-reflector antenna
- paraboloid antenna
- parasitic antenna
- passive antenna
- pencil-beam antenna
- periodic antenna
- periscope antenna
- phantom antenna
- phase monopulse antenna
- phased antenna
- phased-array antenna
- phase-shaped antenna
- pickup antenna
- pill-box antenna
- pivot antenna
- planar spiral antenna
- planar-array antenna
- plane antenna
- plane-reflector antenna
- pocket antenna
- polarization-diversity antennas
- polyphase antenna
- polyrod antenna
- portable antenna
- primary antenna
- printed-circuit antenna
- probe antenna
- progressive-wave antenna
- prolate spheroidal antenna
- proximity-coupled dipole array antenna
- pylon antenna
- pyramidal horn antenna
- Q-antenna
- quad antenna
- quadraloop antenna
- quadrant antenna
- quadrupole antenna
- quarter-wave antenna
- rabbit ears antenna
- radar antenna
- radar lobe-switching antenna
- radioastronomic antenna
- radio-relay antenna
- radome antenna
- rainspout antenna
- ram's-horn antenna
- reactive reflector antenna
- receiving antenna
- reception antenna
- rectangular horn antenna
- rectangular slot antenna
- redirective antenna
- reference antenna
- reflective array antenna
- reflector antenna
- reradiating antenna
- reradiator antenna
- resonant antenna
- resonant-V antenna
- retrodirective antenna
- rhombic antenna
- rhombic end-fire antenna
- RHS antenna
- ribbon antenna
- ridged-horn antenna
- right-hand antenna
- right-hand sense antenna
- ring antenna
- Robinson antenna
- rod antenna
- room antenna
- rotary antenna
- rotary beam antenna
- rotatable antenna
- rotating antenna
- satellite tracking antenna
- saxophone antenna
- scanner antenna
- scanning antenna
- Schmidt antenna
- Schwarzschild antenna
- scimitar antenna
- screened helical antenna
- screened loop antenna
- sea/land radar antenna
- search antenna
- sectionalized vertical antenna
- sectoral horn antenna
- self-focusing antenna
- self-phased antenna
- self-phasing array antenna
- sense antenna
- sensing antenna
- series-excited antenna
- series-fed vertical antenna
- serpent antenna
- set-top antenna
- shaped-beam antenna
- sheet antenna
- shielded loop antenna
- shipborne fire control antenna
- shortwave antenna
- shovel antenna
- shunt-excited antenna
- shunt-fed vertical antenna
- side-looking antenna
- signal-proccessing antenna
- signpost antenna
- single-aperture antenna
- single-band antenna
- single-beam antenna
- single-slot antenna
- single-wire antenna
- skeleton-slot antenna
- skin antenna
- skirt antenna
- skirt-dipole antenna
- slave antenna
- sleeve antenna
- sleeve-dipole antenna
- sleeve-monopole antenna
- sleeve-stub antenna
- slit antenna
- sloping-vee antenna
- slot antenna
- slot-fed dipole antenna
- slotted waveguide antenna
- snake antenna
- solid sheet batwing antenna
- space-born antenna
- spaced antenna
- spaced-out antenna
- space-tapered array antenna
- spherical antenna
- spherical-radiator antenna
- spherical-reflector antenna
- spheroidal antenna
- spider-web antenna
- spiral antenna
- split-lobe antenna
- spot-beam antenna
- square loop antenna
- squirrel-cage antenna
- stabilized antenna
- stacked antenna
- stacked-beam antenna
- stagger antenna
- standard antenna
- standing-wave antenna
- steerable antenna
- stepped antenna
- step-scan antenna
- Sterba antenna
- stripline antenna
- stub antenna
- subsurface antenna
- superconducting antenna
- superdirective antenna
- supergain antenna
- superturnstile antenna
- surface antenna
- surface-wave antenna
- switch antenna
- switched antenna
- symmetrical antenna
- synthetic antenna
- synthetic-aperture antenna
- T-antenna
- telemetering antenna
- telescopic antenna
- television antenna
- terminated rhombic antenna
- terminated wave antenna
- thinned array antenna
- thunderstick antenna
- tilting antenna
- tin-hat antenna
- top-loaded antenna
- top-loaded vertical antenna
- tracking antenna
- trailed antenna
- trailing antenna
- transceiver antenna
- transmitting antenna
- traveling-wave antenna
- tri-band antenna
- tridipole antenna
- trigonal-reflector antenna
- triorthogonal antenna
- tripole antenna
- tubular batwing antenna
- tuned antenna
- turnstile antenna
- two-armed spiral antenna
- two-wire spiral antenna
- umbrella antenna
- umbrella reflector antenna
- underwater antenna
- unfurlable antenna
- ungrounded half-wave antenna
- unidirectional antenna
- unilateral antenna
- uniphase antenna
- unipole antenna
- unloaded antenna
- unstabilized antenna
- untuned antenna
- uplink antenna
- Valentine antenna
- V-antenna
- variable-coverage antenna
- variable-elevation beam antenna
- vehicle antenna
- venetian-blind antenna
- vertex-fed antenna
- vertical antenna
- vertically polarized antenna
- very high-frequency antenna
- VHF antenna
- wave antenna
- waveguide antenna
- whip antenna
- wide-band antenna
- Windom antenna
- wire antenna
- wire-grid lens antenna
- Wullenweber antenna
- Yagi antenna
- Yagi-Uda antenna
- Y-antenna
- Zepp antenna
- Zeppellin antenna
- zoned antenna
- zone-plate lens antennaThe New English-Russian Dictionary of Radio-electronics > antenna
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17 land
1. nounsee how the land lies — (fig.) herausfinden, wie die Dinge liegen; see also academic.ru/42780/lie">lie II 1. 1)
live off the land — sich von dem ernähren, was das Land hergibt
4) (country) Land, das2. transitive verbthe greatest in the land — der/die Größte im ganzen Land
1) (set ashore) [an]landen [Truppen, Passagiere, Waren, Fang]2) (Aeronaut.) landen [[Wasser]flugzeug]3) (bring into a situation)land oneself in trouble — sich in Schwierigkeiten bringen; sich (Dat.) Ärger einhandeln (ugs.)
land somebody in [the thick of] it — jemanden [ganz schön] reinreiten (salopp)
4) (deal) landen [Schlag]5) (burden)land somebody with something, land something on somebody — jemandem etwas aufhalsen (ugs.)
be landed with somebody/something — jemanden auf dem Hals haben (ugs.) /etwas aufgehalst bekommen (ugs.)
6)3. intransitive verbland a fish — einen Fisch an Land ziehen
1) [Boot usw.:] anlegen, landen; [Passagier:] aussteigen ( from aus)2) (Aeronaut.) landen; (on water) [auf dem Wasser] aufsetzenbe about to land — zur Landung angesetzt haben; gerade landen
3) (alight) landen; [Ball:] aufkommenland on one's feet — auf den Füßen landen; (fig.) [wieder] auf die Füße fallen
Phrasal Verbs:- land up* * *[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) das Land2) (a country: foreign lands.) das Land3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) das Land4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) das Land2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) landen2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) landen3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) in Schwierigkeiten etc. bringen•[-rouvə]
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies* * *[lænd]I. nto have dry \land under one's feet festen Boden unter den Füßen habento sight \land Land sichtento travel by \land auf dem Landweg reisenon \land an Landbuilding \land Bauland ntagricultural [or arable] [or farm] \land Ackerland nt, landwirtschaftliche Nutzfläche[n] f[pl] fachsprto live off the \land von selbsterwirtschafteten Produkten lebento work [on] [or to farm] the \land Ackerbau treiben▪ the \land das Landto move back to the \land zurück aufs Land ziehenget off my \land! verschwinden Sie von meinem Grundstück!building \land Baugründstück ntprivate \land Privatbesitz mstate \land[s] AM staatlicher Grundbesitzto live in a fantasy \land in einer Fantasiewelt lebenthe L\land of the Midnight Sun das Land der Mitternachtssonnethe L\land of the Rising Sun das Land der aufgehenden Sonnefor \land's sake um Gottes Willen8.▶ the \land of [or flowing with] milk and honey das Land, wo Milch und Honig fließt\land property Grundbesitz m\land registry Grundbuchamt ntIII. vi1. AVIAT, AEROSP landento \land on the moon auf dem Mond landento come in to \land zur Landung ansetzenthe bird escaped from the cat and \landed safely on the garden fence der Vogel entkam der Katze und landete sicher auf dem Gartenzaunthe plates \landed on the ground with a loud crash die Teller landeten mit einem lauten Knall auf dem Bodento \land on the floor [or ground] auf dem Boden landento \land on a square (in games) auf einem Feld landenthe ball \landed outside the line der Ball landete außerhalb der Linieif his punch had \landed... wenn sein Schlag getroffen hätte...why do the difficult translations always \land on my desk? warum landen die schwierigen Übersetzungen immer auf meinem Tisch? famthis report \landed on my desk this morning dieser Bericht landete heute Morgen auf meinem Tisch famIV. vt1. (bring onto land)to \land an aircraft [or a plane] ein Flugzeug landento \land a boat ein Boot an Land ziehento \land a fish einen Fisch an Land ziehento \land a plane on water mit einem Flugzeug auf dem Wasser landen, ein Flugzeug wassern fachspr2. (unload)▪ to \land sth etw an Land bringento \land a cargo eine Ladung löschento \land fish [at the port] Fisch anlandento \land passengers Passagiere von Bord [gehen] lassento \land troops Truppen anlandenI've been \landed with the job of sorting out his mistakes ich habe es aufgehalst bekommen, seine Fehler auszubügeln famshe was arrested and \landed in jail sie wurde verhaftet und ins Gefängnis gesteckt famthe demonstration \landed some of the protesters in jail einige Demonstranten wurden während der Kundgebung in Haft genommento \land sb in bankruptcy jdn Bankrott machento \land sb in serious trouble jdn in ernsthafte Schwierigkeiten bringen6.* * *[lnd]1. n1) (= not sea) Land ntas they approached land — als sie sich dem Land näherten
to see how the land lies (lit) — das Gelände erkunden or auskundschaften; (fig) die Lage sondieren or peilen
until I've seen the lay or lie of the land (fig) for land's sake ( US inf ) —, inf ) um Himmels willen
See:→ dry landshe's bought a piece of land — sie hat ein Stück Land or (for building) ein Grundstück gekauft
2. vt1) (NAUT) passengers absetzen, von Bord gehen lassen; troops landen; goods an Land bringen, löschen; fish at port anlanden; boat an Land ziehenhe landed the boat on the beach — er zog das Boot an den Strand
to land a plane —
scientists will land a space probe on the moon — Wissenschaftler werden eine Raumsonde auf dem Mond landen
3) fish on hook an Land ziehen4) (inf: obtain) kriegen (inf); contract sich (dat) verschaffen; prize (sich dat) holen (inf); job an Land ziehen (inf)she finally landed him — sie hat sich (dat) ihn schließlich geangelt (inf)
he landed him one, he landed him a punch on the jaw — er versetzte ihm or landete bei ihm einen Kinnhaken
6) (inf: place) bringenlike that will land you in trouble/jail — bei einem solchen Betragen wirst du noch mal Ärger bekommen/im Gefängnis landen
it landed me in a mess — dadurch bin ich in einen ganz schönen Schlamassel (inf) geraten or gekommen
buying the house landed him in debt — durch den Kauf des Hauses verschuldete er sich
being overdrawn could land you with big bank charges — wenn man sein Konto überzieht, kann einen das hohe Bankgebühren kosten
7) (inf= lumber)
to land sb with sth — jdm etw aufhalsen (inf) or andrehenI got landed with the job — man hat mir die Arbeit aufgehalst (inf)
I got landed with him for two hours — ich hatte ihn zwei Stunden lang auf dem Hals
3. vi1) (from ship) an Land gehen3) (= fall, be placed, strike) landento land on one's feet (lit) — auf den Füßen landen; (fig) auf die Füße fallen
* * *land [lænd]A s1. Land n (Ggs Meer, Wasser, Luft):by land zu Land(e), auf dem Landweg(e);by land and sea zu Wasser und zu Lande;a) die Lage peilen umg,b) sich einen Überblick verschaffen;make land SCHIFFa) Land sichten,b) das (Fest)Land erreichen2. Land n, Boden m3. Land n (Ggs Stadt):back to the land zurück aufs Land4. JURa) Land-, Grundbesitz m, Grund m und Boden mb) pl Ländereien pl, Güter pl5. Land n, Staat m, Volk n, Nation f:6. WIRTSCH natürliche Reichtümer pl (eines Landes)7. fig Land n, Gebiet n, Reich n:the land of dreams das Reich oder Land der Träume;8. Feld n (zwischen den Zügen des Gewehrlaufs)B v/iland in a ditch in einem Graben landen;land up in prison im Gefängnis landen;land second SPORT an zweiter Stelle landena) bei jemandem einen Treffer landen,b) fig es jemandem geben umgC v/t1. Personen, Güter, ein Flugzeug landen:2. einen Fisch etc an Land ziehen3. besonders Fahrgäste absetzen:he was landed in the mud er landete im Schlamm4. jemanden bringen:land sb in trouble jemanden in Schwierigkeiten bringen5. land sb with sth, land sth onto sb umg jemandem etwas aufhalsen6. umg einen Schlag oder Treffer landen, anbringen:he landed him one er knallte ihm eine, er verpasste ihm eins oder ein Ding7. umg jemanden, etwas kriegen, erwischen:land a husband sich einen Mann angeln;land a prize sich einen Preis holen, einen Preis ergattern* * *1. nounon land — zu Lande; (not in air) auf dem Boden; (not in or on water) an Land
see how the land lies — (fig.) herausfinden, wie die Dinge liegen; see also lie II 1. 1)
live off the land — sich von dem ernähren, was das Land hergibt
4) (country) Land, das2. transitive verbthe greatest in the land — der/die Größte im ganzen Land
1) (set ashore) [an]landen [Truppen, Passagiere, Waren, Fang]2) (Aeronaut.) landen [[Wasser]flugzeug]land oneself in trouble — sich in Schwierigkeiten bringen; sich (Dat.) Ärger einhandeln (ugs.)
land somebody in [the thick of] it — jemanden [ganz schön] reinreiten (salopp)
4) (deal) landen [Schlag]5) (burden)land somebody with something, land something on somebody — jemandem etwas aufhalsen (ugs.)
be landed with somebody/something — jemanden auf dem Hals haben (ugs.) /etwas aufgehalst bekommen (ugs.)
6)3. intransitive verb1) [Boot usw.:] anlegen, landen; [Passagier:] aussteigen ( from aus)2) (Aeronaut.) landen; (on water) [auf dem Wasser] aufsetzenbe about to land — zur Landung angesetzt haben; gerade landen
3) (alight) landen; [Ball:] aufkommenland on one's feet — auf den Füßen landen; (fig.) [wieder] auf die Füße fallen
Phrasal Verbs:- land up* * *adj.landen adj. n.Boden ¨-- m.Bundesland n.Festland -¨er n.Land ¨-er n. v.landen v. -
18 over
'əuvə
1. preposition1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) sobre, encima de; más de2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) sobre, encima; al otro lado de3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) sobre4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) por(todo)5) (about: a quarrel over money.) por, por motivos de, sobre6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) por7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) durante, a través de, a lo largo de8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) durante
2. adverb1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)4) (downwards: He fell over.)5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)
3. adjective(finished: The affair is over now.) por encima
4. noun((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) serie de seis lanzamientos
5. as part of a word1) (too (much), as in overdo.) demasiado, extra, exceso de2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.) por encima (de)3) (covering, as in overcoat.) sobre4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.) hacia abajo5) (completely, as in overcome.) completamente•- over all
- over and done with
over1 adv1. a casawhy don't you come over to see us? ¿por qué no vienes a casa a vernos?2. acabado3. de sobraare there any strawberries over? ¿sobran fresas?over2 prep1. encima de / sobre2. más depeople over 65 las personas de más de 65 años / los mayores de 65 añostr['əʊvəSMALLr/SMALL]■ over here/there aquí/allí■ why don't you come over to dinner? ¿por qué no vienes a cenar a casa?5 (everywhere, throughout) en todas partes6 (again) otra vez■ over and over (again) repetidas veces, una y otra vez7 (remaining) sobrante■ are there any strawberries (left) over? ¿sobran fresas?, ¿quedan fresas?■ did you have any money over? ¿te sobró algún dinero?8 (too much) de más10 SMALLRADIO/SMALL (finished) corto■ over and out! ¡corto y fuera!1 (above, higher than) encima de2 (covering, on top of) sobre, encima de3 (across) sobre; (on the other side of) al otro lado de4 (during) durante5 (throughout) por6 (by the agency of) por7 (more than) más de8 (about) por9 (recovered from) recuperado,-a de10 (indicating control) sobre; (superior) por encima de1 (ended) acabado,-a, terminado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLover and above además deto be over and done with haber acabadoover ['o:vər] advhe flew over to London: voló a Londrescome on over!: ¡ven acá!the show ran 10 minutes over: el espectáculo terminó 10 minutos de tarde3) above, overhead: por encima4) again: otra vez, de nuevoover and over: una y otra vezto start over: volver a empezar5)all over everywhere: por todas partes6)to fall over : caerse7)to turn over : poner boca abajo, voltearover adj1) higher, upper: superior2) remaining: sobrante, que sobra3) ended: terminado, acabadothe work is over: el trabajo está terminadoover prep1) above: encima de, arriba de, sobreover the fireplace: encima de la chimeneathe hawk flew over the hills: el halcón voló sobre los cerros2) : más deover $50: más de $503) along: por, sobreto glide over the ice: deslizarse sobre el hielothey showed me over the house: me mostraron la casa5) across: por encima de, sobrehe jumped over the ditch: saltó por encima de la zanja6) upon: sobrea cape over my shoulders: una capa sobre los hombros7) on: porto speak over the telephone: hablar por teléfono8) during: en, duranteover the past 25 years: durante los últimos 25 años9) because of: porthey fought over the money: se pelearon por el dineroexpr.• cambio expr.adj.• concluido, -a adj.adv.• al otro lado adv.• encima adv.• encima de adv.• por encima adv.prep.• durante prep.• encima de prep.• más de prep.• por prep.• sobre prep.
II
1) preposition2) ( across)to sling something over one's shoulder — colgarse* algo del hombro
they live over the road — (BrE) viven en frente
3)a) ( above) encima dethe portrait hangs over the fireplace — el retrato está colgado encima de or (AmL tb) arriba de la chimenea
b) ( Math) sobre4) (covering, on)5)a) (through, all around)to show somebody over a building/an estate — mostrarle* or (esp Esp) enseñarle un edificio/una finca a alguien
b) (referring to experiences, illnesses)is she over her measles yet? — ¿ya se ha repuesto del sarampión?
6) (during, in the course of)over the past/next few years — en or durante los últimos/próximos años
spread (out) over a six-week period — a lo largo de seis semanas, en un plazo de seis semanas
7) ( by the medium of) por8) (about, on account of)9) all overa) ( over entire surface of)to be all over somebody — (colloq) ( defeat heavily) darle* una paliza a alguien (fam); ( be demonstrative toward)
b) ( throughout)10)a) ( more than) más deb)over and above — ( in addition to) además de
11)a) ( senior to) por encima deb) ( indicating superiority) sobreto have control over somebody/something — tener* control sobre alguien/algo
12) ( in comparison to)sales are up 20% over last year — las ventas han aumentado un 20% con respecto al año pasado
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['ǝʊvǝ(r)] When over is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg come over, go over, start over, turn over, look up the verb.1. ADVERB1) (=across) por encima, por arriba (LAm)2) (=here, there)With prepositions and adverbs [over] is usually not translated•
they're over from Canada for the summer — han venido desde Canadá a pasar el veranohow long have you lived over here? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas viviendo aquí?
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he's over in the States at the moment — en este momento está en Estados Unidosover in the States, people reacted differently — (allí) en Estados Unidos la gente reaccionó de otra manera
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it's over on the other side of town — está al otro lado de la ciudadhow long were you over there? — ¿cuánto tiempo estuviste allí?
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the baby crawled over to its mother — el bebé gateó hacia su madreover to you! — (to speak) ¡te paso la palabra!
so now it's over to you — (to decide) así que ahora te toca a ti decidir
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it happened all over again — volvió a ocurrir, ocurrió otra vez•
over and over (again) — repetidas veces, una y otra vez•
several times over — varias veces seguidas4) (US) (=again) otra vezto do sth over — volver a hacer algo, hacer algo otra vez
5) (=remaining)there are three (left) over — sobran or quedan tres
is there any cake left over? — ¿queda or sobra (algo de) pastel?
when they've paid the bills there's nothing (left) over for luxuries — después de pagar las facturas no les sobra or queda nada para caprichos
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sums of £50,000 and over — cantidades iguales or superiores a 50.000 libras7) (Telec)over! — ¡cambio!
over and out! — ¡cambio y corto!
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over against — (lit) contra; (fig) frente a•
the (whole) world over — en or por todo el mundo, en el mundo entero2. PREPOSITION1) (indicating position) (=situated above) encima de, arriba de (LAm); (=across) por encima de, por arriba de (LAm)•
pour some sauce over it — échale un poco de salsa por encima•
I put a blanket over her — le eché una manta por encimaall 3., 2), head 1., 1), hill 1.•
to spread a sheet over sth — extender una sábana sobre or por encima de algo2) (=superior to)3) (=on the other side of)4) (=more than) más dean increase of 5% over last year — un aumento del 5 por ciento respecto al año pasado
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spending has gone up by 7% over and above inflation — el gasto ha aumentado un 7% por encima de la inflaciónyes, but over and above that, we must... — sí, pero además de eso, debemos...
well II, 1., 2), a)over and above the fact that... — además de que...
5) (=during) duranteover the winter — durante or en el invierno
why don't we discuss it over dinner? — ¿por qué no vamos a cenar y lo hablamos?
how long will you be over it? — ¿cuánto tiempo te va a llevar?
lingerhe took or spent hours over the preparations — dedicó muchas horas a los preparativos
6) (=because of) por7) (=about) sobrethe two sides disagreed over how much should be spent — ambas partes discrepaban sobre cuánto debería gastarse
8) (=recovered from)he's not over that yet — (illness) todavía no se ha repuesto de aquello; (shock) todavía no se ha repuesto de or sobrepuesto a aquello
she's over it now — (illness) se ha repuesto de eso ya
it'll take her years to get over it — (shock) tardará años en sobreponerse
I hope you'll soon be over your cold — espero que se te pase pronto el resfriado, espero que te repongas pronto del resfriado
I heard it over the radio — lo escuché or oí por la radio
10) (=contrasted with)3.ADJECTIVE (=finished)when or after the war is over, we'll go... — cuando (se) acabe la guerra, nos iremos...
I'll be happy when the exams are over — seré feliz cuando (se) hayan acabado or terminado los exámenes
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it's all over — se acabó•
I'll be glad when it's all over and done with — estaré contento cuando todo (se) haya acabado or terminadoto get sth over and done with: if we've got to tell her, best get it over and done with — si tenemos que decírselo, cuanto antes (lo hagamos) mejor
4.NOUN (Cricket) serie f de seis lanzamientos* * *
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1) preposition2) ( across)to sling something over one's shoulder — colgarse* algo del hombro
they live over the road — (BrE) viven en frente
3)a) ( above) encima dethe portrait hangs over the fireplace — el retrato está colgado encima de or (AmL tb) arriba de la chimenea
b) ( Math) sobre4) (covering, on)5)a) (through, all around)to show somebody over a building/an estate — mostrarle* or (esp Esp) enseñarle un edificio/una finca a alguien
b) (referring to experiences, illnesses)is she over her measles yet? — ¿ya se ha repuesto del sarampión?
6) (during, in the course of)over the past/next few years — en or durante los últimos/próximos años
spread (out) over a six-week period — a lo largo de seis semanas, en un plazo de seis semanas
7) ( by the medium of) por8) (about, on account of)9) all overa) ( over entire surface of)to be all over somebody — (colloq) ( defeat heavily) darle* una paliza a alguien (fam); ( be demonstrative toward)
b) ( throughout)10)a) ( more than) más deb)over and above — ( in addition to) además de
11)a) ( senior to) por encima deb) ( indicating superiority) sobreto have control over somebody/something — tener* control sobre alguien/algo
12) ( in comparison to)sales are up 20% over last year — las ventas han aumentado un 20% con respecto al año pasado
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19 Length measurement
1 in= 2,54 cm* (centimètres)1 ft= 30,48 cm1 yd= 91,44 cm1 furlong= 201,17 m (mètres)1 ml= 1,61 km (kilomètres)* There are three ways of saying 2,54 cm, and other measurements like it: deux virgule cinquante-quatre centimètres, or (less formally) deux centimètres virgule cinquante-quatre, or deux centimètres cinquante-quatre. For more details on how to say numbers ⇒ Numbers.Lengthhow long is the rope?= de quelle longueur est la corde?it’s ten metres long= elle fait dix mètresa rope about six metres long= une corde d’environ six mètres de* longA is longer than B= A est plus long que BB is shorter than A= B est plus court que AA is as long as B= A est aussi long que BA is the same length as B= A a la même longueur que BA and B are the same length= A et B ont la même longueur or A et B sont de* la même longueurit’s three metres too short= il est trop court de trois mètresit’s three metres too long= il est trop long de trois mètresten metres of rope= dix mètres de cordesold by the metre= vendu au mètreNote the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes:a six-foot-long python= un python de six pieds de* longan avenue four kilometres long= une avenue de quatre kilomètres de* long* The de is obligatory in these constructions.HeightPeoplehow tall is he?= quelle est sa taille? or combien est-ce qu’il mesure?he’s six feet tall= il fait un mètre quatre-vingts or il mesure un mètre quatre-vingtshe’s 1m 50= il fait 1,50 m ( say un mètre cinquante)he’s about five feet= il fait à peu près un mètre cinquanteA is taller than B= A est plus grand que BB is smaller than A= B est plus petit que AA is as tall as B= A est aussi grand que BA is the same height as B= A a la même taille que BA and B are the same height= A et B ont la même taille or A et B sont de* la même tailleNote the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes:a six-foot-tall athlete= un athlète d’un mètre quatre-vingtsa footballer over six feet in height= un footballeur de plus d’un mètre quatre-vingtsThingshow high is the tower?= quelle est la hauteur de la tour?it’s 50 metres= elle fait 50 mètres or elle mesure 50 mètresabout 25 metres high= environ 25 mètres de* hautit’s 100 metres high= elle fait cent mètres de* haut or elle fait cent mètres de hauteurat a height of two metres= à une hauteur de deux mètres or à deux mètres de hauteurA is higher than B= A est plus haut que BB is lower than A= B est moins haut que AA is as high as B= A est aussi haut que BA is the same height as B= A a la même hauteur que BA and B are the same height= A et B ont la même hauteur or A et B sont de* la même hauteurNote the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes:a 100-metre-high tower= une tour de 100 mètres de* hauta mountain over 4,000 metres in height= une montagne de plus de quatre mille mètreshow high is the plane= à quelle hauteur or à quelle altitude est l’avion?what height is the plane flying at?= à quelle altitude l’avion vole-t-il?the plane is flying at 5,000 metres= l’avion vole à une altitude de cinq mille mètres or à cinq mille mètres d’altitude** The de is obligatory in these constructions.Distancewhat’s the distance from A to B?= quelle distance y a-t-il entre A et B?how far is it from Paris to Nice?= combien y a-t-il de kilomètres de Paris à Nice?how far away is the school from the church?= à quelle distance l’école est-elle de l’église?it’s two kilometres= il y a deux kilomètresat a distance of five kilometres= à une distance de 5 kilomètres or à cinq kilomètres de distanceC is nearer B than A is= C est plus près de B que AA is nearer to B than to C= A est plus près de B que de CA is as far away as B= A est aussi loin que BA and B are the same distance away= A et B sont à la même distanceNote the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes:a ten-kilometre walk= une promenade de dix kilomètresWidth/breadthIn the following examples, broad may replace wide and breadth may replace width, but the French remains large and largeur.what width is the river?= de* quelle largeur est la rivière?how wide is it?= combien fait-elle de* large?about seven metres wide= environ sept mètres de* largeit’s seven metres wide= elle fait sept mètres de* large or de* largeurA is wider than B= A est plus large que BB is narrower than A= B est plus étroit que AA is as wide as B= A est aussi large que BA is the same width as B= A a la même largeur que BNote the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes:a ditch two metres wide= un fossé de deux mètres de* largea piece of cloth two metres in width= une pièce de tissu de deux mètres de* largeura river 50 metres wide= une rivière de 50 mètres de* largeur* The de is obligatory in these constructions.Depthwhat depth is the river?= de* quelle profondeur est la rivière?how deep is it?= combien fait-elle de* profondeur?it’s four metres deep= elle fait quatre mètres de* profondeurat a depth of ten metres= à dix mètres de* profondeur or à une profondeur de* dix mètresA is deeper than B= A est plus profond que BB is shallower than A= B est moins profond que ANote that French has no word for shallow:A is as deep as B= A est aussi profond que BA is the same depth as B= A a la même profondeur que BNote the French construction with de, coming after the noun it 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clear [klɪə(r)]transparent ⇒ 1 (a) clair ⇒ 1 (a)-(f) vif ⇒ 1 (c) net ⇒ 1 (d), 1 (h), 1 (l) évident ⇒ 1 (f) certain ⇒ 1 (g) libre ⇒ 1 (i), 1 (k) tranquille ⇒ 1 (j) distinctement ⇒ 2 (a) entièrement ⇒ 2 (c) débarrasser ⇒ 4 (a), 4 (b) clarifier ⇒ 4 (c) autoriser ⇒ 4 (d) innocenter ⇒ 4 (e) franchir ⇒ 4 (f) finir ⇒ 4 (h) s'éclaircir ⇒ 5 (a), 5 (b)(a) (transparent → glass, plastic) transparent; (→ water) clair, limpide; (→ river) limpide, transparent; (→ air) pur;∎ clear honey miel m liquide;∎ on a clear day par temps clair;∎ the sky grew clearer le ciel se dégagea;∎ as clear as day(light) clair comme le jour ou comme de l'eau de roche(c) (not dull → colour) vif; (→ light) éclatant, radieux; (untainted → complexion) clair, frais (fraîche);∎ clear blue bleu vif;∎ to have (a) clear skin avoir la peau nette(d) (distinct → outline) net, clair; (→ photograph) net; (→ sound) clair, distinct; (→ voice) clair, argentin;∎ Television the picture was very clear l'image était très nette;∎ make sure your writing is clear efforcez-vous d'écrire distinctement ou proprement;∎ the lyrics are not very clear je ne distingue pas très bien les paroles de la chanson;∎ the sound was as clear as a bell on entendait un son aussi clair que celui d'une cloche(e) (not confused → mind) pénétrant, lucide; (→ thinking, argument, style) clair; (→ explanation, report) clair, intelligible; (→ instructions) clair, explicite; (→ message) en clair;∎ I want to keep a clear head je veux rester lucide ou garder tous mes esprits;∎ a clear thinker un esprit lucide;∎ clear thinking is essential il est essentiel de garder un esprit lucide;∎ he is quite clear about what has to be done il sait parfaitement ce qu'il y a à faire;∎ I've got the problem clear in my head je comprends ou saisis le problème;∎ to make one's meaning or oneself clear se faire comprendre;∎ now let's get this clear - I want no nonsense comprenons-nous bien ou soyons clairs - je ne supporterai pas de sottises(f) (obvious, unmistakable) évident, clair;∎ a clear indication of a forthcoming storm un signe certain qu'il va y avoir de l'orage;∎ it is a clear case of favouritism c'est manifestement du favoritisme, c'est un cas de favoritisme manifeste;∎ it's clear that he's lying il est évident ou clair qu'il ment;∎ it's clear from her letter that she's unhappy sa lettre montre clairement qu'elle est malheureuse;∎ it becomes clearer every day cela devient plus évident chaque jour;∎ it's far from clear who will win the election on ne peut vraiment pas dire qui va gagner les élections;∎ it was not clear who had won on ne savait pas exactement qui avait gagné;∎ it is clear to me that he is telling the truth pour moi, il est clair qu'il dit la vérité;∎ he was unable to make his meaning clear il n'arrivait pas à s'expliquer;∎ we want to make it clear that… nous tenons à préciser que…;∎ to make it clear to sb that… bien faire comprendre à qn que…;∎ she made it quite clear to them what she wanted elle leur a bien fait comprendre ce qu'elle voulait;∎ it is important to make clear exactly what our aims are il est important de bien préciser quels sont nos objectifs;∎ is that clear? est-ce que c'est clair?;∎ do I make myself clear? est-ce que je me fais bien comprendre?, est-ce que c'est bien clair?;∎ humorous as clear as mud clair comme l'encre(g) (free from doubt, certain) certain;∎ she seems quite clear about what she wants elle sait très bien ce qu'elle veut;∎ I want to be clear in my mind about it je veux en avoir le cœur net(h) (unqualified) net, sensible;∎ it's a clear improvement over the other c'est nettement mieux que l'autre, il y a un net progrès par rapport à l'autre;∎ they won by a clear majority ils ont gagné avec une large majorité(i) (unobstructed, free → floor, path) libre, dégagé; (→ route) sans obstacles, sans danger; (→ view) dégagé;∎ the roads are clear of snow les routes sont déblayées ou déneigées;∎ clear of obstacles sans obstacles;∎ I left the desk clear j'ai débarrassé le bureau;∎ his latest X-rays are clear ses dernières radios ne montrent rien d'anormal;∎ clear space espace m libre;∎ we had a clear view of the sea nous avions une très belle vue sur la mer;∎ to be clear of sth être débarrassé de qch;∎ we're clear of the traffic nous sommes sortis des encombrements;∎ we were clear of the last checkpoint nous avions passé le dernier poste de contrôle;∎ once the plane was clear of the trees une fois que l'avion eut franchi les arbres;∎ to be clear of debts être libre de dettes;∎ figurative can you see your way clear to lending me £5? auriez-vous la possibilité de me prêter 5 livres?;∎ all clear! (there's no traffic, no one is watching) vous pouvez y aller, la voie est libre; Military fin d'alerte!(j) (free from guilt → conscience) tranquille;∎ is your conscience clear? as-tu la conscience tranquille?;∎ I can go home with a clear conscience je peux rentrer la conscience tranquille∎ his schedule is clear il n'a rien de prévu sur son emploi du temps;∎ I have Wednesday clear je n'ai rien de prévu pour mercredi;∎ we have four clear days to finish nous avons quatre jours pleins ou entiers pour finir(l) (net → money, wages) net;∎ he brings home £300 clear il gagne 300 livres net;∎ a clear profit un bénéfice net;∎ a clear loss une perte sèche;∎ clear of taxes net d'impôts(m) Linguistics antérieur2 adverb(a) (distinctly) distinctement, nettement;∎ Radio reading you loud and clear je te reçois cinq sur cinq;∎ I can hear you as clear as a bell je t'entends très clairement(b) (away from, out of the way)∎ to get clear of sb échapper à qn;∎ when we got clear of the town quand nous nous sommes éloignés de la ville;∎ when I get clear of my debts quand je serai débarrassé de mes dettes;∎ we pulled him clear of the wrecked car/of the water nous l'avons sorti de la carcasse de la voiture/de l'eau;∎ she was thrown clear of the car elle a été éjectée de la voiture;∎ stand clear! écartez-vous!;∎ stand clear of the entrance! dégagez l'entrée!;∎ stand clear of the doors! attention à la fermeture automatique des portes!;∎ to keep or steer clear of sth éviter qch;∎ Nautical to steer clear of a rock passer au large d'un écueil(c) (all the way) entièrement, complètement;∎ you can see clear to the mountain on peut voir jusqu'à la montagne;∎ they went clear around the world ils ont fait le tour du monde;∎ the thieves got clear away les voleurs ont disparu sans laisser de trace3 noun∎ (idiom) to be in the clear (out of danger) être hors de danger; (out of trouble) être tiré d'affaire; (free of blame) être blanc comme neige; (above suspicion) être au-dessus de tout soupçon; (no longer suspected) être blanchi (de tout soupçon); Sport être démarqué∎ clear the papers off the desk enlevez ces papiers du bureau, débarrassez le bureau de ces papiers;∎ she cleared the plates from the table elle a débarrassé la table(b) (remove obstruction from → gen) débarrasser; (→ entrance, road) dégager, déblayer; (→ forest, land) défricher; (→ streets, room) faire évacuer; (→ pipe) déboucher;∎ it's your turn to clear the table c'est à ton tour de débarrasser la table ou de desservir;∎ to clear one's desk (tidy) débarrasser son bureau; (complete pending tasks) régler les affaires en suspens;∎ to clear one's throat se racler la gorge;∎ this land has been cleared of trees ce terrain a été déboisé;∎ clear the room! évacuez la salle!;∎ the judge cleared the court le juge a fait évacuer la salle;∎ the police cleared the way for the procession la police a ouvert un passage au cortège;∎ figurative the talks cleared the way for a ceasefire les pourparlers ont préparé le terrain ou ont ouvert la voie pour un cessez-le-feu;∎ also figurative to clear the ground déblayer le terrain;∎ to clear the decks (prepare for action) se mettre en branle-bas de combat; (make space) faire de la place, faire le ménage(c) (clarify → liquid) clarifier; (→ wine) coller, clarifier; (→ skin) purifier; (→ complexion) éclaircir;∎ open the windows to clear the air ouvrez les fenêtres pour aérer;∎ figurative his apology cleared the air ses excuses ont détendu l'atmosphère;∎ I went for a walk to clear my head (from hangover) j'ai fait un tour pour m'éclaircir les idées; (from confusion) j'ai fait un tour pour me rafraîchir les idées ou pour me remettre les idées en place(d) (authorize) autoriser, approuver;∎ the plane was cleared for take-off l'avion a reçu l'autorisation de décoller;∎ the editor cleared the article for publication le rédacteur en chef a donné son accord ou le feu vert pour publier l'article;∎ the investigators cleared him for top secret work après enquête, il a été autorisé à mener des activités top secret;∎ you'll have to clear it with the boss il faut demander l'autorisation ou l'accord ou le feu vert du patron(e) (vindicate, find innocent) innocenter, disculper;∎ to clear sb of a charge disculper qn d'une accusation;∎ he was cleared of having been drunk in charge of a ship accusé d'avoir tenu les commandes (d'un navire) en état d'ivresse, il a été disculpé;∎ the court cleared him of all blame la cour l'a totalement disculpé ou innocenté;∎ give him a chance to clear himself donnez-lui la possibilité de se justifier ou de prouver son innocence;∎ to clear one's name se justifier, défendre son honneur∎ to clear a ditch sauter ou franchir un fossé;∎ the horse cleared the fence with ease le cheval a sauté sans peine par-dessus ou a franchi sans peine la barrière;∎ the plane barely cleared the trees l'avion a franchi les arbres de justesse;∎ hang the curtains so that they just clear the floor accrochez les rideaux de façon à ce qu'ils touchent à peine le parquet∎ she cleared 10 percent on the deal l'affaire lui a rapporté 10 pour cent net ou 10 pour cent tous frais payés;∎ I clear a thousand pounds monthly je fais un bénéfice net de mille livres par mois∎ he cleared the backlog of work il a rattrapé le travail en retard;∎ we must clear this report by Friday il faut que nous nous débarrassions de ce rapport avant vendredi(i) (settle → account) liquider, solder; (→ cheque) compenser; (→ debt) s'acquitter de; (→ dues) acquitter∎ the bill cleared the Senate le projet de loi a été voté par le Sénat∎ to clear the ball dégager le ballon∎ to clear the screen vider l'écran∎ it's clearing le temps se lève, le ciel se dégage(b) (liquid) s'éclaircir; (skin) devenir plus sain; (complexion) s'éclaircir; (expression) s'éclairer;∎ her face cleared son visage s'est éclairé∎ it takes three days for the cheque to clear il y a trois jours de délai d'encaissement(d) (obtain clearance) recevoir l'autorisation(remove) enlever, ôter; (one's things) ranger;∎ we cleared away the dishes nous avons débarrassé (la table) ou desservi(b) (disappear → fog, mist) se dissiperfamiliar filer;∎ clear off! dégage!, fiche le camp!(b) (throw out → rubbish, old clothes) jeter;∎ he cleared everything out of the house il a fait le vide dans la maison;∎ to clear everyone out of a room faire évacuer une pièce∎ that last game cleared me out je me suis fait plumer dans cette dernière partie;∎ I'm cleared out je suis fauché ou à sec∎ he was clearing out when I arrived il faisait ses valises quand je suis arrivé;∎ he told us to clear out il nous a ordonné de disparaître;∎ clear out (of here)! dégage!, fiche le camp!➲ clear up∎ can you clear up this point? pouvez-vous éclaircir ce point?;∎ let's clear this matter up tirons cette affaire au clair∎ clear up that mess in the garden, will you? range-moi ce fouillis dans le jardin, d'accord?;∎ I have a lot of work to clear up j'ai beaucoup de travail à rattraper∎ it's clearing up le temps se lève(b) (spots, rash) disparaître;∎ his cold is clearing up son rhume tire à sa fin∎ I'm fed up with clearing up after you j'en ai assez de faire le ménage derrière toi
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